Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 168

"Tibetan has the potential to withdraw its troops!"

"The battle of Dafeichuan was provoked repeatedly by the bandits, and our Tang Dynasty was forced to meet the enemy. As a result, hundreds of thousands of sons were buried in the plateau and lost four towns!"

"Today, all the countries in the Western Regions, the grassland tribes, and even the little Xinluo are all looking down on them."

"The four towns of Anxi have been re-established without fighting this time. The shame of our Tang Dynasty cannot be washed away. If we don't suppress the arrogance of the bandits, the looting will inevitably increase, and there will be endless troubles!"

When Li Yan sat down, he heard Li Zhi's voice from above.

Pei Xingjian said: "Your Majesty, Tubo Qinling has not been dazzled by a victory. He knows the gap between the two countries. This person is a serious problem!"

An Yuanshou also said: "This thief is clearly lucky, and he chooses to accept it as soon as he sees it. When our Tang army marches west and retreats to the cold and barren land, we really have no other way."

Li Zhi asked: "Could it be that our Great Tang Heavenly Army can't break into that mere country of bitter cold?"

An Yuanshou said helplessly: "Your Majesty, in the high and cold place, there is snow on the mountains and cold miasma on the ground. It makes people anxious and it may be difficult to go deep."

Li Zhi also read the memorial these days: "Is that cold miasma really as terrifying as what Mr. An said?"

An Yuanshou said solemnly: "There is absolutely no exaggeration..."

Li Yan's spirit lifted.

This is actually his handwriting.

Cold miasma refers to the hypoxic syndrome in the Qinghai-Tibet area, including altitude sickness, acclimatization, malaria, typhoid and so on.

This has also been discovered in history, but it is caused by the accumulation of human lives, and it is only realized after many deaths.

When Li Yan visited Anfu, he deliberately explained the various reactions of altitude sickness in later generations with the "miasma" of this era.

An Yuanshou was born in Liangzhou, and he already had a certain understanding of the plateau, so he paid more attention to it. After the investigation, he wrote a memorial: "The minister thought that the harm of cold miasma was the battle of Dafeichuan, and my Tang army was defeated. The main reason for this is not the disadvantage of the war, but the lack of terrain!"

Li Zhi showed a look of deep thought: "The harm of cold miasma...General Xue avoids the battle..."

In the Battle of Dafeichuan, all the [-] Tang troops were wiped out for two reasons.

The first reason is that Guo Daifeng, the son of Xungui, refused to obey Xue Rengui's control, acted without authorization, set off with food, grass and luggage in advance, and was surrounded by the Tubo army.

The second reason is that Xue Rengui failed to rescue in time, in fact, he was hit by altitude sickness.

The altitude of the battlefield in the Battle of Dafeichuan was about 3600 meters. Xue Rengui didn't know how powerful he was, and led the troops from the inland to rush forward as soon as they reached the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, which was a big taboo.

As a result, when the supply troops in the rear were surrounded and wiped out by the Tubo army, the forward led by Xue Rengui actually watched helplessly and did not move.

So after returning to the court, Li Zhi was furious and reprimanded Xue Rengui "If you don't attack the thief, you will lose, the only thing I hate is this matter".

It's okay to lose a battle, but you can't stand it if you don't go to rescue yourself while watching your friendly troops being swallowed up.

Li Zhi is really right about this, such behavior is too bad, but Xue Rengui is also wronged, he is not revenge on the friendly army at all, he just can't move.

Anyone who has suffered from altitude sickness knows that the heart beats faster, the strength is weak, and they know that they should move forward, but their legs just can't move, which is the symptom of Xue Rengui's forward army.

Xue Rengui himself was stunned, he didn't understand why he had a reaction of being unable to move, and finally explained it with astrology, saying that God wanted him to fail.

Li Zhi was furious at that time, and demoted Xue Rengui as a commoner. Now he saw An Yuanshou's memorial and described the harm of cold miasma, and he couldn't help but half-believe and half-doubt.

Considering Xue Rengui's character, he chose to believe it, but he was unwilling to believe it when he thought of the battle with Tubo.

Because if there is such a serious harm, it will mean that Tubo can attack in the future, but it will be difficult for Datang to fight back. It is too passive.

Li Yanting expected Xue Rengui's name to be rectified, but after waiting for a long time, there was no response from above, and he sighed secretly.

Sure enough, Li Zhi changed the topic, stopped discussing the old matter, and looked over: "Yuan Fang, I heard what An Gong and Pei Shilang said, you were worried for a long time that the Tubo general Qinling would consume our military supplies, so don't fight." And back?"

Li Yandao: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I am indeed worried about this."

Li Zhi nodded: "You are indeed the grandson of Li Gong, do you have a way to deal with it?"

Li Yan actually considered several methods, but none of them were perfect so far, so he replied: "Your Majesty, if Qinling retreats, its own prestige will also be greatly damaged. Seeing that Tubo retreats, the countries in the Western Regions will also fall with the wind. ..."

Li Zhi nodded: "What you and Pei Shilang said coincided with each other. After the First World War in Dafeichuan, the business relationship between our Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions became increasingly sluggish. The Western Regions are all profit-seeking people. Now that the bandits have withdrawn and the four towns are re-established, they will definitely bow their heads again, but what about the next time Tubo attacks again?"

Li Yan's plan is still immature, so he can't say much, so he lowered his head.

Li Zhi glanced around, and said in a deep voice: "I re-established internal guards and regarded them as the most important weapon of the country. I want you to share my worries. Now there is no good way?"

All the officials under the rank were silent.

We want to fight, but others want to run away, what can we do?

In fact, the Central Plains dynasties of all dynasties have come here in this way.

The Central Plains Dynasty is like a fat man, sometimes strong and sometimes weak, but no matter what, every movement takes a lot of strength.

On the other hand, the opponent is a nimble thief. He is not of the same order of magnitude in weight, but he runs fast. It doesn't matter if he fails. If it's a big deal, he will come back later.

The current Datang and Tubo have also continued this rhythm.

Tubo has already jumped out and slashed at Datang severely. If you don't fight back, your deterrent effect on the surrounding forces will become weaker and weaker.

At that time, the thieves will jump out one by one, and the land will be razed, and there will never be peace.

Li Yan thought of the cheap uncle he just recognized, the huge wealth of the Xie Chamber of Commerce, and the power rooted in the south of the Yangtze River. He was silently thinking about the tea ceremony plan, and saw Li Yiyan who was sitting at the front suddenly got up.

The old man with white beard and hair cupped his hands and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, is Tubo inviting me to be an envoy to the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Zhidao: "After the Tubo envoys entered the court, there was this invitation. What Li Gong meant was..."

Li Yiyan said: "The old minister is willing to go!"

Everyone was moved, Qiu Ying hurriedly said: "Don't do it, Mr. Li. After the return of the Tubo envoys, they preached about the murder of Zheng envoys, which aroused the anger of the crowd. Bren Zanren is determined to take revenge. If my Tang Dynasty sends envoys at this time If you join Tubo, you will be humiliated!"

During this period of time, Qiu Ying's job was to collect domestic intelligence in Tubo, so what she said would not be false.

Li Zhi also said: "Mr. Li, there is no need to take any risks. Treating thieves, bandits and bad people is not peaceful. It will not be too late to go on an envoy after our army wins!"

Since the Weishui alliance, Li Shimin was deeply ashamed and worked hard to destroy the Eastern Turks. From then on, Datang's foreign attitude was to do nothing if he refused to accept it, hurting the other side, and then resorting to diplomatic strategies.

But Li Yiyan said: "Your Majesty, since Qinling ceased fighting, he sought peace. He dared not confront our Heavenly Army of the Tang Dynasty, but insulted the envoys. The old minister wished him the same! I'm afraid that this thief will bear it, so he will praise my heavenly power." , it is appropriate to go on an envoy at this time!"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone frowned.

Li Yiyan went on to say: "What's more, the domestic situation in Tubo is complicated, and the top and bottom are not integrated. Naqinling was born in the Gar family. In the previous war, half of the troops were conscripted Tuyuhun people. Such a source of troops bypassed Zanpu. It's unprecedented!"

Li Yan knows that in history, not to mention that there was no such thing before, there will be no such thing in the future.

The Gar family is equivalent to severing the entire original Tuyuhun country as a family territory.

It is truly unprecedented for a family to rule a country and take power to such an extent.

Li Zhi nodded slightly: "Mr. Li wants to form an alliance with Zanpu to suppress this clan together?"

Li Yiyan said: "The old minister does have this intention."

Li Zhi frowned: "I'm afraid it won't be easy. This family has been stealing power for twenty years, and Zanpu is weak. How can we govern?"

Li Yiyan said: "Your Majesty, in the past, the Duke of Qi separated the strong and joined the weak in Turkic, and it was not a day's work to use barbarians to control barbarians. The old minister is willing to go for the first time. If the body can support it, he will go a few more times. If not, he will take over! "

Li Zhi's tone showed respect: "Li Gong, even if you will not be humiliated this time, it will be extremely difficult. There seems to be a cold miasma in Tibet. Have you really decided?"

Li Yiyan said firmly: "Since the establishment of the Neiwei, the Turks have been split, the Western Regions have been conquered, and the power has traveled overseas. The thunder is strong. Since the veteran is the leader of the Neiwei cabinet, he should be loyal to his duty. The veteran is willing to go!"

Li Yan admired it in his heart.

Qiu Ying also said something similar.

At that time, Qiu Ying's tone was one of glory.

At this moment, Li Yiyan's tone was one of responsibility.

The job of the inner guard is actually a diplomat.

The first chief of the cabinet was Sun Sheng, the Duke of Qi, who made long-distance and short-range attacks within the Turks, controlled the barbarians with the barbarians, and finally successfully divided the Turks.

During that process, the inner guard was fully formed, and he specialized in collecting information from various tribes, knowing both far and near.

When the second Pei Ju succeeded to the throne, he further split the Turks and even planted spies in the king's tent. At the same time, he managed the Western Regions and attacked Tuyuhun, which laid the foundation for the future.

It was only when the eldest grandson Wuji was crooked, and later gave birth to the inner guard of the plum blossom...

As for the leaders of the Five Great Pavilions of the Inner Guard, Li Yan originally thought that Li Yiyan was here to provide for the elderly, but at this moment, it was the old man who came forward and firmly carried out his original intention.

Li Zhi got up, walked out from the imperial tent, and personally supported Li Yiyan: "Okay! I have such a good minister in the Tang Dynasty, why worry about not being able to destroy the bandits!"

As soon as the atmosphere in the hall changed, everyone immediately began to make plans with the idea of ​​going to Tibet as an envoy.

While participating in the discussion, Li Yan also silently checked his achievement points.

[Fame: Famous for Liangzhou (Liangzhou), famous for Chang'an (Chang'an), famous for Yifang (Datang), butterfly wings (plane)]

【Achievement Points: 1356】

It looks like a lot, but considering that the old dream closed the case, he directly added 600 points, and after the last time he improved his physique and drew his talent, there were still more than 300 points left, so this number is not much.

There is no way, the speed of promotion will become slower and slower after reaching a certain level of fame, and he has also reached a bottleneck in Chang'an.

Therefore, Li Yan's eyes flickered at this time, and his heart was filled with joy:
"The envoy of the Tang Dynasty..."

"Thank you, Mr. Li, what a great idea!"

　Thanks to the book friend "Akwai" for "riding an eagle to chase the plane" and "why not worry about shouting my name" for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)